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The Big Burn Lights a Fire on PBS

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Judith Trojan

“The question of forest fires, like the question of slavery … sooner or later, it must be faced.” So said Gifford Pinchot, the zealous conservationist who founded the U.S. Forest Service in 1905. The back story and legacy of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, TV | Tagged American Experience, Buffalo Soldiers, Conservation, Firefighting, Gifford Pinchot, Ken Burns, Stephen Ives, The Big Burn, Theodore Roosevelt, Timothy Egan, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. History | 2 Comments

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